ninth floor of the waterford condominiums in kensinon. >> this all apparently started in a bedroom.ly you see obviot this point the fire has extended to a larger area. we know that there a evacuations going on at this point. eyethalree- called in many unit most likely because of the size of the building. aimee cho is headed to the scene and will join us live later.op we'll stay on of this fire. it's 6:00 a.m., i amon a gilchrest. >> i'm eun yang. we have more from chopper 4. brad >> reporter: we were first over the breaking news 15 minutes ago. we're seeing a very serious situation. this is a highrise south ofor geiger of university boulevard. as you see, this is the floor of the large apartment compl

complex. it has spread to a third unit, left to right. multiple units have ladders raised. we saw firefighter trying to- assess firefighters trying to assess the situation. as you see, heavy fire showing from hebalcony. the major concern is what's above the apartment units. obviously the fire and smoke as it rises up is causingve more difficult situation, and that is access cbaited by the fact --er exbated by the fact that these are high up. for more, we'll go to melissa mollet. >> no doubt this is going to be this way for somell time with of the apparatus out there in the road for the respon. oking at chopper's picture, niversity boulevard shut down here yearconnecticut. between veers mill road and connecticut avenue. you'll have to decide to take the alrnate, take georg avenue instead. that's going to get you around everything. southbound 95, quite a

through stafford. southbound after 630.r tractor-trai crash, right side is blocked, left side is getting by. beltway, the only thing look could okay h that's looking okay right now. chuck? >> thank you. a good tuesday morning. sunshine for the first part of your tuesday. it is a freezing cold start. clouds will be rolling in shortly after lunchtime. there's a ris for som of us to have a couple of raindrops. highest chances inouthern ryland and the southern sides of the d.c. metro area. before we go right back t sunshine tomorrow. still waiting on sunrise here. sun's up just before 7:00 this morning. 32 in winchester. 35 in hagerstown. there are areas below freezing. 26 in manassas. 28 in lacolumbia, ma. sunshine early, clouds coming about noontime. there's a risk for raindrs after 4:00 or 5:00 this afternoon. not expecting a big impact on traffic, thgh.

more on the extended forecast on into the weekend coming up in a few. >> aou right. see then. thank you. 6:03. we're following a developing story out of maryland. for the second time in about a week, a perso been hit and killed by an amtrak train. >> just like last week's incident, this one also took placege in princge's county. this happened just before 11:00 on the tracks just north of landover near the new carrollton station. the train was heading from d.c. ad phphia. we're told no one on the train was hurt, but the accident caused delays for those traveler police say t person was trespassing on the tracks. officers have not released their name. you may remember jus last monday a different amtrak train hit two people in bowie. one of those people died. investigators say those people were also trespassing on the tracks. want to show you cell phone video here of a f transformere at a highrise apartment in fairfax county. this forced hundreds of

residents out of their apartments. >> justin finch is live outsi of t skyline plaza towers. goodormorning. >> rr: that's right. close to 1,000 people have been displaced from their homes. b they'vn told to expect to be out for at least a week. that's what dominion energy is estimating here. those residents were allowed to go back inside and get a few belongings before leaving.ag n, they will be out of their homes for at least a weeks repairs are being made now. the homes now have no power after this. that transformer fire late yesterday morning sent smoke rushing intohe skyline plaza tower building here. luckily not fire io the building.ir the plus being out of your home for at least a week, that's been tough news for residents. >> when the alarm went off, we smelled smoke, it was no big

deal. we started smelling smoke and came out. i can't g overwhelmed. there's nothing i can do about it. >> reporter: as you look outside now, dominion energy crews, they do haveheir big trucks on scene. they want to get to work on replacg that ansformer and also putting power back inside the building a getting residents like that woman back into their home. again, they need at least a week to do so. so in the moneantime people her are in family and friends' homes, others at the community center in annandale. at least a week's time, guys. back to you. >> justin nch,hank you. 6:05. though, this morning, a maryland man is accused of hiring a man to threaten a little girl and her mother. 63ear-oldassoud mokhtari meat an undercover police officer last -- met an undercover police officeh last montn a parking lot at a mall and offered him $350.ai the officer muktary wanted him to go to a home in north

potomac and put a gun to the 7-year-old's head. he wns iucted to tell the mother that she had three days to leave or her daughter would, quot be gone. >> detectives learned what his plans were. fearing for the safety of the adult female and their daughter, they immediately arrested him. >> police don't know w he targeted the family. residents in portions of ntuthern prince george's c remain under a boil water advisory. if you live in the red shaded area, you need to boil water f l ateast three minutes before using it. the advisoryes is the rt of this water main break that happened sunday along indian head highway. the water main is fixed, and the road back open. wssc says the boil water advisory is still in effect as they test the water. a terrifying experience for a young girl in districig hes.

a 10-year-old said two men tried to kidnap her after school. last friday, valeria rodriguez was walking home from the bus op when the men asked her to get into suv. this happened at the corner of mason and senator avenue off kipling highway. here's wlt the little g told us she did next. d >> tver told me to get in the car first. he told me normally, and then he yell at me. and then when i saw that he was ortrying to open the do, i run. >> he ran to a neighbor's house, and the men took off in a tan-colored suv. the girl's motr says she will walk her to and from the bus stop from now on. 6:07.ne we're learning new information about that suspected locker room rape at damascus high school in montgomery county last year. a report says school leaders waited more than 12 hours to place a call to poliche according towashington post," school leaders discussed up text.dent in a g they named the victim and three possible suspects. students were also reportedly

pulled out of class and questioned by school leaders before anyone called poliry. the montgoounty school system is not commenting on the report. five teenagers are charged with assaulting one of their j.v. football teammates in the room last year. today is the deadline democrats gave attorney general william barr to release robert mueller's report. we know what they may do if barr fails to meet their demand. he could face a subpoena as early as this week. house democratic judiciary jerry nadler wrote if barr doesn't hand over the document in its entirety, it, quote, undermines th work and integrity of his department. last week barr said he would turn over a redacted version by the middle of this month, well after the democrats' deadline. president tru is reportedly thinking about appointing an immigration czar to oversee the situation at the u.s.-mexico border. among the people he is

considering, former attorney general ken cuccinelli spotted at the white house yesterday. all this while the threat to shut down the border remains on the table. there are concerns over what a move like this would doo the economy. the u.s. and mexico trade more than $1.5 billion in goods every day. a border shutdown could mean we pay more for certain goods. nearly half of all imported vegetables and 40% of fruit come from mexico. along with tomatoes, cue incumbent better, a berries -- cucumbers, and berries, we could run out of ocado. mexico supplies nearly 100% of our supply of avocados meaning three weeks.out in mexico is the largest importer of refined fuels that our country exports. more than a dozen peoplet were hur last night during a vigil for nipsey hule. thegrammy-nominated rapper was killed over the weekend. the "los angeles times" reports that hundreds of people who

gathered for t the memoriak off running an an inaccurate report of gunshots. this turned into a stampede. meanwhile, police have also released this picture of the suspected killer. according to lapd, eric holder is wanted for homicide. one was shot multiple -- nipsey hussle was shot multiple times in front of his clothing store. it's believed the shooting was gang related. this morning we know more about why the rolling stones haveostponed their upcoming north american tour. the "drudge report" says front man mick jagger is expected to undergo heart valve replacement surgery this week. the touras to include a stop at fedex field in may. if you have tickets for the show, you're being told to hang on to them. jaoer is expected make a full recovery and should be back on the road soon. 6:10. as it prepares to move to northern virginia, we've learned that amazon is consideri an eco-friendly design for its new headquarters. thein "washington buss journal" reports amazon'sampus at national landing could be zero energy. that means the building will

genera the energy that it uses. nothing is official quite yet. and when it does make the move, amazon's expected to receiv hefty tax incentives. that is not sitting well with evroybody. todaysters will gather outside the arlington county budget meeting. many of them are local arts supporters who say that those amazon tax incentives are coming because of cuts to chardren's programs. the rally for the arts begins at 6:00, an hour before the budget meeting starts. eterans will nowind it easier to get inside d.c.'s giant v.a. medical center following a news4-team investigation. we've shown you the severe parking shortages because of construction. some veterans had to walk nearly one-third of a mile to get to the facility. the v.a. promised a new parking garage and yet it delivered. the elevators aren't working quite yet. we're told there will be a shuttle to carry vets with mobility challenges from the their cars to the front door. at 6:12,o we wantheck

back in on the breaking news in montgomery county. chopper 4 live over the scene of a fire on the ninth floor of the waterford condominium in nsington. >> the flames are on the left corner, really strong. we're told the f began in a bedroom. road closures have also been issued so that c firefighter try to put out the flames. more coverage of this breaking news right after the break. chuck, how about our weather? >> pinellas issa will help you -- melissa will help you navigate around the problem. if you're thinking about the weekenhe i have good news in weekend forecast. i think saturday and sunday will be far more dry than wet. and dely on the mild side. that's good news since it's a freezing cold star this this moing.rn

you can ke roominancial cfor everyone get rewards and more with suntrust advantage banking. we're followi n breaking ne at 6:15. chopper 4 is over the scene of a fire on the ninthloor of the

waterford condominiums in kensington. this is in montgomery county. u see the live pictures here. some road closures have been issued so firefighter can try and put out the flames. melissa mollet has more from your first 4 traffic. melissa? takk a l at this traffic alert. you can really see this in the distance over the back side of the condve. that is uity boulevard. we're shut down between veers millmo and connecticut avenu b ly because of the apparatus. your best t, georgia avenue is your alternate. more coming up. eun? >> thank you. >> we'll stay on top of the stty and have another repn a few minutes here. > alexandria's waterfront park debuts a new attraction in time for spring break. >> an interactiartwork installation known as "mirror, mirror." molette green is there with the artist. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. come with me inside "mirror,

mirror." when you clap, the colors change inside this beautiful art display. can you see the colors? i love it. it almost looks like the nbc peacock colors. yeah, all ofthat. this is the architect and artist responsible for this beautiful display of col lighting up the alexandria waterfront. how should people respond?pe le are taking to it immediately. >> yeah. it's meant for people to have tlb their own interpretation and make their ownie mems inside of the piece. >> reporter: i love. the waterfront location for this >> yeah. it's just amazing to be next to the city. old town, and the water, as well. >> r coming from new york to talk to us about it on news4. people are loving it, takinur pi, clapping their hands. it's great for the whole family. come on down. hopefully the weather will warm up so you can enjoy it. it's better at inight. late the hour, we'll talk to the alexandria office of the

arts about bringing these kinds of temporary public art installations to towneand what it m for the community. back to you. you all loving "mirro mirror." >> very ol. thanks. 6:17. back to the traic alert. >> look at this apartment fire, ninth floor of a building. looksike it was initially in one apartment. now a three-alarm fire out there trying to fight the blaze. university boulevard shut down near connecticuten . you can see that in the dance as chopper 4 zooms out. first ghowing you what'ng on here. university at connecticut avenue, shut down both ways there. your alternate is georgia avenue. tell us how you've seen things from chopper 4 in the past >> reporter: that's right. as soon as we arrived, heavy fire showing for this ninth floor balcony.in we're s crews try to attempt to assess the situation from both above and below.

it looks like with all this fire apparatus, it is going to be a long time before this roa reopens. so commuters this morning are going to want to definitely find an alternate rou s andy tuned to first 4 traffic for that information. now we've got o multiple units the scene fighting this fire. now a three-alarm. and they're actually bussi the occupants of the condominium, the waterford condos, bringing inuses to get them warm as we continue to follow this. a melissfar as traffic's concerned, we've got something on 95 southbound. >> we do. 95 southbound in afford. takeook at what's happening there. after 6:30, we have aai tractor-r crash on the right side. you're going to have to stay left to get around that one.un east 66, the ramp to westbound 50, crash on the right, as well. beltway, no problems. as far as your travel times go, 66 and 95, just fine here this morning. 270 looks okay, top of the beltway, not terrible. listen to wtop when you hop in

your car. we'll have much more. we're working for you. again, georgia avenue your alternate there. chuck? >> thank you. time for the forecast on a tuesday. off to a cold start. we'll get a pretty sunrne the next half hour or so. then clouds will gradually be on .he incase mostly cloudy and a risk of showers. all dry now. 39 at national airport. without the winds, it w al be more o pleasant day. a cold start for most of the suburbs, 20 30s. dry route, near freezing this morning. mid 40s at noontime. likely we'll have a couple of raindrops especially on i-95 for e ride home later today. two things working together here -- low pressure across northwest georgia is going to team up with the moisture here off the georgia and the south carolina coastline. most of this is going to be headed for thecoastline. the western edge of that precipitation is likely to leave us with at east a chaor

some raindrops around here during the evening commute. let me wk you through future weather. again, here's i-95, there's i-8t in shenandoah valley. clouds increasing during the later parts of the morning. and thenain chances probably don't get much farther west than leesburg or warrenton. i think once you're west of the blue ridge into the shenandoah valley, pretty low chance. not a zero but a low chance of rain i the shenandoah valley today. pretty high chance from i-95 to the bay.hi est rain chances today will be in southern maryland. and the timing on that is 4:00, 5:00 this afternoon. up to about 10:00 or 11:00 this evening. by midnight, most of rain should be over. by tomorrow, we're back sunshine with a nice westerly breeze. so near 50 today with the clouds coming in. 67 tomorw with a bright, sunny day coming up. another day in the mid to upper thursday. clouds will be back on the increase once again. 70% chance of r -- pretty much any time during your friday. that should end earlysan rday morning and leave us sunny and dry, near 7by

sa

>> back at 6:23. we are staying on top of breaking news in montgomery county. lie over the scene of a fn the ninth floor of the waterford condominiums. this iskensington. the fire started in a bedroom.

you see the flashlights moving on what appears to be the balcony. ther have been evacuatio ordered, several roads in the h areae been closed. urmee cho will join us live in the next half ith more. we're working for you, helping your family get ready for college. would you pass up thousands if it were free money? >> of course you wouldn't.ea every since leave billions of dollars in federal money on the table. >> our consumer reporter susan hogan explains the most important thing to do if you want financial aid, especially if there is so much aid available to the families out there. ♪ >> rntorter: the u.s. departme of education gives over $120 billion in grants and loans to college students every year. less than half actually apply for it. we're talking about the free application for federal student aid also known as fafsa. by not filling out the application, college students are missing out on a seriously

good deal. federal grants do noneed to be repaid, federal student loans have lownterest rates, and work study programs can help pay for your education and build your resum myth -- my parents make too much so i'm not eligible. fact, according to financial aid experts, most americans are eligible. aid is available for anyone with a household income below $250,000 a year. and even if you top that, you may still be eligible for low-interest federal loans. one very important thing you need to remember -- you have to fill out a fafsa every single year your student is in college. back to you. good morning, everyone. time for the dog-walking this little guy, speed racer, will help you keep your speed occupy your morning walks if you opt him. he's available for adoption through the humane rescue alliance. less than a year old. dog-walking weather today, awfully cold this morning. and a risk of raindrops for the evening walks. get the extra miles done first

thing this morning. plus, return to d.c. tonight, bryceac harper is in the district with a different jersey. what his former team is saying about tonight's matcup. h-

hi, i'm jeff. h- in my johnsonville commercial, we open up ithe forest. i'm out in the wild eating my breakfast. and all of a sudden, raccoon come up and asked me, "are those bigger patties?" i said, "yep." wolf comes in and says,wo " that's a lot of sausage." and we had a good laugh about that. (laughing) il johnso breakfast sausage has 15% larger patties. fits on a biscuit.

6:29. we're staying on top of breaking news. a fire inside a condo builds -- condo building on university eaulevard. >> it a to have started on the ninth floor. aimee cho is on theay to the scene. right now, more from chopper 4. brad has been over for about a honow. what are you seeing? >> reporter: things are definitely better than they were when we first arrived here just about 45 minutes ago. they're starting to get water on this thing, starting to see the flames subsides. u can see the blackened front of that building right there. those three or fourevels above that ninth floor. as crews continue to put water, you canee the steem coming out now. but there's obviously something fuelg this fire. possibly a barbecue propane tank

or something. g we're see flare up. it looks like they're just about -- they have it under control. obviously a very dangerous situation he i kensington as crews continue to battle this fire on the ninth floor of this apartment complex. also clong university boulevard west. for more, we go toelsa mollet in the first 4 traffic center. good morning. take a look at this closure again. chopper 4 has been over the firt sincs morning. the closure it s at connecticut andee mill. avoid the area. your alternate there, take nue instead to get around that. southbound 95, after 630, stafford, look at how ow. that is a four-mile back up headed soutound. irfax, eastbound 66, the ramp to westbound 50, have a crash there along the right side and a brand-new problem on the beltway. upper marlboro, outer loop before 4, rightane blockedy an accident there. guys? >> thank you. we have the spokesperson for the montgomery county fire

department, pete rringer, with us on the phone. let me ask you first to talk about the people involved here. the folks who lived in the unit that caught fire. i know there were evacuations, as well. >> yeah. it's aairly large residential building, 12 floors. we did have heavy fire coming from the balcony upon our arrival. it started around 5:15. we did call for some reinforcements. right now we have three alarms worth of personnel and equipment on the scene. over 100 firefighters. butha w evacuated some of the portions of the building. ninthe -- fire was on the floor. there was some extension into some other apartments. and the fireup went as well, so we have heavy smoke conditions on upper floors. we evacuated. we assisted people from the building. but we are able to shelter people in the building. it's cold but we are able to i'm not aware of any serious

injury. we have ems a crews that evaluate something residents. but i'm not aware of any serious injury at this point. the bulk of the fire has been knocked down. i think brad had a good assessment, there's something on the balcony causing fuel f the fire. it probably is a grill. for most p ot the bulkthe fire has been knocked down. >> everyone has been accounted for at this point? the peopl in that particular unit and the surrounding units that have been affected by the fire? >> reporter: you know, it's a huge building, a the best i know everybody's been accounted for. we're still in the process of making sure that thats the case. as far as i know, when we arrived the scene, we did have heavy firconditions. the apartment of origin, i believe, had been acuated, self-evacuated. we needed -- we didn't perform any rescues from that apartment. there were some very heavymoke conditions throughout certainly the ninth floor and a couple of

floors above. again, the best of my knowledge at this point everybody has been accounted for or we're inpr the ess of accounting for everybody. >> all right. pete perringer with the fire rescue department giving us details about the three-alarm fire in the kensington area this morning. pete, we appreciate-year time. as we said, our eai cho is headed to the scene. weope to get a live report before the broadcast is over. >> thank you. >> thank you. t's 6:33. time ton our attention to the forecast with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. what are you heeing? >> we'e a pretty sunrise the next 20 or 30 minutes. the clouds will gradually thicken and bring a risk of raindrops before the day i completely done. temperatures are cold this morning. 20s aoss much of northern virginia now. 26 manassas, 25 warrenton, 35 quantico. now in upper marlboro. 28 in columbia, maryland. 39 here in washington.y you'll probaeed the jacket this morning. wake-up weather, mostly in the 30s to near 40 degrees by 9:00

in the morning. the afternoon temperature only ,1. thickening clound a risk of late-day showers today. chance of rain, 70%. most of the rain chances are along i-95nd parts of southern maryland. car washing forecast today, maybe just want to bwait. we'l back to sunshine tomorrow. the ten-day forecast and look at the weekend minutes away. >> all right. than wyou. >>are working to learn more about a fatal shooting in the knstrict. right now w that one person was shot here on hillside road southeast around 11:00 last night. no word on the victim identity or possible suspects yet. video of a young boy being placed in handcuffs is causing a stir on social media. >> d.c. police say the 10-year-old and two other boys were involved in a robbery saturday. the victim said one placed eliminate a headlock while another flashed a b.b. gun and demanded his cell phone. in a statement, d.c. police says that officers notified the 10-year-old's mother immediately, placed him in

handcuffs, and drove him to his mother's house. they say he was never under arrest.however, police did arre 13-year-old boy for his role in the robbery. 20 years in prison is the sentence handled down yesterday to a maryland man who pled guilty to child pornography charges. jonathan oldale was arrested nearly two years a after a cameras found in the bathroom of silver stars gymnastics and fitness in silver spring. prosecutors s dale set up spy cameras in his home and recorded children undressing after splash parties in his yard. after he serves his sentence he will have to register as a sex offender. 6:35 here are the morning's other tot ies -- today is the deadline house democrats gavege attorney ral william barr to release special counsel robert mueller's report. if barr fails to do it, a top democratic leader says barr could face a sspoena early as this weekmo on these developments coming up in a few minutes.

a jury convicted a man of sexually assaulting and killing a new york city jogger. karina vetrano vanished during a run in queens in 2016. around 10:00 last night, a jury convicted chanel lewis on all charges. this comes after last year's mistrial when jurors could not agree on a verdict. it could be a few more weeks before boeing smits the final fix for those grounded jets. card toing to the federal -- according to the federal aviation badministrationing needs additional time to repair software for the 737 max jets. the agenc and boeing are under fire following two fatal crashes since october. the faa says it will conduct a rigorous safety review. baltimore's mayor is taking an indefinite leave of absence. katherine pugh's spokesperson said she's taking time off to rest while battling pneumonia. but she's avoiding scandal after dealings with a company that published her children's books.

today bryce harper will be wearing a phillies jersey on his old home turf for the first time. he left the nats for a 13-year, $330 million deal. check out what the mayor's twitter account posted yesterday. at is harper as the infamous traitor benedict arnold. the post was only up for a few minutes before bei deleted. he is d.c.'s mayor after all. first pitch at n7:05 ationals park. this is only the beginning of many matchups between the nats and harper's new it should be interesting how the fans react tonight. >> i'll be watching to see how that goes. by the way, philly is the only team that's undefeated so far, 3-0, 9 games to go. >> let's hope the nats can change that tonigh 6:37. we want to take you back to the breaking news we're following in kensington, maryland. a fire at a highrise condo building. this is on university boulevard there in montgomery county. >> we are watching this from above. as you can see, live pictures

from chopper 4, and we're keeping track.me ssa in the first 4 traffic center will keep you updated on how this could impact your commute.

you've probably experienced distracted driving by someone near you, phaps it's you. there's a new app called travel safely to keep your focus on the road. the app sends warnings to your phone such as when the light is about to turn green or you're going tochast in al zone. >> the company that runs the app wire intersections and roads so that you can get realtime traffic information. gimarietta, ge already has more than 250 connected intersections. here in our area, arlington and howard counties are using the school zone warning technology some of this realtime alert technology is making its way into cars, too, but is mostly used on smartphones now. >> to start using the app and

connect it to your phone it's called travel safely. you can download it for free. here's your cnbc business report. >> reporter: good morning, i'm frank holland. amazon will focus discounts at whole foods t all members not just prime members. shoppers will save on average about 20%. whole foods last major price cut for everyone was in november of 2017. eence then it's rolling out more perks to amazon prime members such as an extra 10% off already discounted items and two-hour delivery. with your cnbc business report, i'm frank holland. now 6:41. we continue to tck breaking news from montgomery county. this is in kensington, maryland. a fire in highrise kond open appears to be out right now. >> melissa molles tracking the traffic problems being caused by this. we're talking about a big ve closure on uity boulevard at connecticut avenue. that anywhere is just ddn to

eastbond westbound. arking for you with an alternative, georgnue will work for you. more coming up. chuck? the school day kiforecast, will need the layer of fleece this morning. it's colea temperatures freezing. may want to put the pack-away umbrella ipathe ba. there's a risk of showers at pickup time later. e alieutenant generlergy report e alieutenant generlergy report trs doing the damage rieegh ♪

not all water is created equal. there are over 326 million trillion gaof water on earth. but on p one billionth of one cent

is filtered naturally beneath thearth, with a distinc balanc, and emerges crisp and refreshing enough to be called deer park®. deer park® 100% natural spring water. born better®. while shopping at sears, you need to place yourself in the moment. you need confidence in the appliances you select to build the home and life you love. our products and services bring moments like this to e try family. sh-brand appliances including kenmore at sears. 6:44. we f continue tolow breaking news out of montgomery county.

take a look. chopper 4 is above the scenef a fire at a condo building onul university ard. >> the fire appears to have started on the ninth floor of the 12-srybuilding. news4's aimcho is on the way -- aimee cho is on the way to the scene. first, chopper 4 has been high above for nearly an hour. brad begins our team coverage. brad? >> reporter: we'si breathing a of relief up here in chopper 4. we were first on the scene watching the flame screaming out of the ninth floor of this waterford condominium in kensington. all you see now is a little smoke remaining, and the blackened facade of the building where you see the flames andag smoke d the apartment buildings. it looks like about nine of them are going to be affected by this. me to word on the displacement of any families at this point. we did hear from pete perringer with fire rescue who said no major injuries. that's alsig a relief. university boulevard west right now you see it's completely

you'll want to use georgia avenue and continue to follow first 4 traffic to g around this mess. and this to be in place for a while. back to you. >> all right.k thu. 6:46. new developments in a controversy over the white house and security clearances. >> a whistleblower claims the current ainistration reversed dozens of security clearance denials including one for the president's son-in-law jared kuxaner. peter aer is live from the white house with the latest. peter, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning no you. more detailshat now. that whistleblower, a career security specialist forearly two decades, is accusing officials from removing security clearances from more than two dozen people who had bee denied by career security staffers. multiple sources familiar withe atter first roptd this earlier -- reported on this earlier this year. in fact, i was "the new york times" that reported it was the president himself who overruled some of the decisions, specifically as it related to

his son-in-law. the top adviser, jared kushner. jared kushner speaking out overnight to fox news, dismishong the azation of his security clearances saying there had been all sorts ofac sations made against him for years,nd that they have all been false. we'll have the very latest on all of this when we see you this morning coming up on "today" and e latest on the house democrats' efforts to try to subpoena anything they can, particularly those nearly 400 o pagesf the mueller report. they also want the underlying evidence as it rel tes the mueller report. a couple of showdowns when we see you this morning on "today." back to you. >> peter alender live fromhe white house. thank you. again, the full report is coming up next on "today." 6:47. developing this mornin train appear to be back on schedule after another deadly amtrak accide a person was hit and killed while trespassing on the tracks near the new carrollton station last night. last week another person was walkinghile illegally on tracks near bowie. amtrak says 2,000 people are

killed or hurt every year nationwide crossing tracks where they should not be. take a look at this cell phone video. this transformer fire at a fairfax highrise forced hundredf ouheir apartments. >> justin finch is live outside the kond n writtbs in bail -- condos in bailey crossroads. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we should see work begin soon at theskyline plaza condominiums. we know that a lot of people arn not w up because they are among the thousands estimate who'd are displaced from their -- thousands estimated who are displaced from their homes. ine transformer broke out yesterday mo sent flames leaping, as you are seeing on the video ther luckily, though, this fire did not make its way into the building. however, we are told a lot of smoke made its way i ride. that's oeason why residents here had to leave.e they wer allowed to gather somei personals before leaving

their homes yesterday. they were told to take enough for several days. many are now staying with family or friends. others are waking up in a shelter organized by fairfax county and the red cross. >> at the shelter we'll have foot, toiletry items, blankets, towels, items for the children. we'll be providing in partnership with the cnty a safe place for residents to stay while they figur out what the next steps will be. >> reporter: the next steps they hope will lead them home. they're out for at least a this is the james lee community center on annandale road in falls church. live atbailey's crossroads, i'm justin finch, news4. >> thank you. it's 6:49. back to the breaking news of another highrise fire. this one chopper 4 has been flying over in kensington all morning. these are live pictures of the scene. >> aimee cho just arrived on the ground there. she joins us live with the

latest. aimee? >> reporter: the entire street is fled with first sponders. over 100 firefighters trying to make sure everyone gets out of the way safely. that's t condo building there. tae waterford condos. the fireed on t other side. firefighters think everyone has been accounted for, but they are double ichecking. ant to show video to give you a better perspective of how serious the situation is. earlier we saw heavy smoke pouring out of the windows. firefighters say it started in a bedroom in the ninth floor. from there the fire also apparently spread to several other cdo units. as you can see, this is a huge highrise building. that's part of the reason why they had to bring in so many first help get everyone out of the building as fast as possible and also make sure theire and smoke don't spread anymore. news4 talked to montgomery county fireldbout what c have causeded this to happen.

>> the bulk of the fire has been knocked down. i think brad made a gd sessment that there was something on the balcony causing fuel for the fire. probably is a grill. for the most part, the bulk of the fireas been knocked down. >> reporter: and i also got to tell u, it is extremely chilly out here right now. it really makes you feel for all those people who had to run out of the building without much time to bundle up. there should be buses arriving soon so that peoplenan sit them and warm up. also, this fire does have an impact on traffic in the area. melissa mollet has been tracking that closely. melissa? >> reporter: thank you. where amy is standing, university boulevard, that as you see behind sher shut down. university boulevard shut down near connecticut avenue. really 's between connecticut andrs vill. chopper 4 showing the closure points behind the building. an alternate, georgia avenue is your route instead.

southbound 95 after 630 stafford, that's looking a lot better. still just two left lanes open after the tractor-trailer crash. inbound 14th street bridge, right lane blocked by police activity. that's a brand-new problem. outer loop before 4 in upper marlboro, right lane blocked by the crash. ckville, southbound georgia avenue ramp shut down because of that accident. in virginia,t looking 66, fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 50 miles an hour t an 270 and the top of the beltway, about 30 miles per hour. listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. sun coming up in the etern sky here on this chilly april morning. enjoylehe sunshine w we have it because clouds will really thicken up. it will be all gray for a sky color later on in the aftern on. ha first 80-degree early

last year, february21st. the earliest on record. we had to wait until the middle of april for the next. almost made it to 80 last saturday. we made 79. i'm optimist take that next week will be milderhan this, but i don't see any 80-degree days in our immediate future. whoa, is it chilly. 20s and 30s as you step ou d 20s for northern virginia, closer to 30 for suburban maryland. closer to aroundtown. your planner, thickening clouds, increasing chances for rain as this area of low pressure teams up with the moisture off the coastline the to bring rain chances in for the later parts of the afternoon and early this evening. the shenandoah valley might haven't to worry much about a rain but i-95 into southern maryland here, about 5:00 and 10:00ev th ing, a likelihood of showery weather off and on. that rain chanceea disa. we'll go back to sunshine as early as this time tomorrow. today's high only around 51. tomorrow and thursday both, high temperatures will be in the u m er 60s.

cloudy and kind of chilly and rainy coming up on your friday. ba ba back-to-back 70s over the weekend. and the 70-degre days look like they'll be continuing well into the middle parts of nwet . >> all right. thank you. 6:54. an interactive art installation drawing big crowds in northern virginia. >> talking about "mirror, mi or," at the alexandria waterfront park. and molette green is there live with more on how thi landed our area. hey, mollete. retire keep clapping -- they'ree in this installation. beautiful display on alexandria's waterfront. the artist came down from new york to hang out with us on news4. and we have diane from the office of the arts to talk but how to enjoy it. >> it's got a daytime component and a nhttime component to it. come down it will be here through november so folks have a bunch of time to see it.

>> reporter: it's free. great for selfies and family pictures. for the , michael, beautiful idea. we're enjoying ourselves on the alexandria waterfront. back to you. [ clapping ] >> it sure is thank you so much. now 6:55. here are fewer things to know -h to bryce harper making a return to d.c. wearing a different jersey. on his old home turf for the first time. harper led the nats in the off season for a 13-year, $330 million deal. first pitch at 7:05. we'll hav live coverage all afternoon on news4. this man has been identified by los angeles police as rapper nipseyle's alleged killer. police say eric holder shot and killed the gram-nominated rap or sunday. nbc'sschwartz will have the latest next on "today." people in portions of southern prince george's county remain under a boil water advisory if you live in the red shaded area n thismap.

you need to boil the water for at least three minutes before using it. look for updates in the nbcwashington app. montgomery county firefighters are still on the scene of a three-alarm fire in kensington. these are live pictures from chopper 4. this started on the ninth floor of theaterford condos after 5:00. as best we can tell, everyone made it out safely. youee the tremendous amount of damage on the ninth floor where firefighter are wor-hile firefighters are working. we'll provide updates in the nbc washingtonapp. a big problem for a lot of folks. chopper 4 was first on the scene. showing live pictures still. university blevard shut down between connecticut avenue and veers mill road. we are working for you with the alternate. your best idea, take georgia avenue instead. chuck? all right. ten-day forecast, may want to grab the pocket size umbrella. a risk of showers especially in southern maryland. dry theext couple o days.

next best chance for everybody to get rain will be on friday. that may bethhe end o cherry blossoms, as well. >> aw. >> thank you. that is the news -- that's a live pictureehind us. >> innocent that gorgeous? >> i was going to point that out. >> bel. >> isn't it? we will have a -- that's the news -- >> you threw yourself off. >> make it a great tuesday. the "today" show is next. see you in 25 minutes.

good morning. breakingvernight. flight delay. boeing says it needs more time for that fix to the 737 max jetliners. thosetilanes sll grounded possibly for anoweer few weeks. e live with the latest.se president trump's son-in-law jared kushner speaks a outer a personal override decision for the security clearance. >> i've been accused of all different things and all of those things have turned out to be false. >> this morning, is it enough to put an end t theuestions? chaos at the vigil. a memorial for slain